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Wisdom From The Experts Pt 4 & 5 Two Turtle and Tort experts, two related pieces of wisdom to share about turtle and tortoise anatomy! Lori Neuman-Lee, PhD (@CheloniaGirl ), prof at Utah State University, says – “I wish people knew that turtles can’t come out of their shells…because their shells are part of their...
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Words of Wisdom from the Experts Pt 3- “I wish people knew how smart turtles are. They learn quickly where their food comes from; if from a human then they learn that specific person” Is what Michelle Kelly (@MichelleKellyCW), public speaker about Reptiles and amphibians, wishes more people knew about turtles and tortoises. Those of...
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Words of wisdom from the experts pt 2 Check out this INCREDIBLE photo by Amanda Hipps, @biophilamanda, one of the experts who responded to our #worldturtleday question. Amanda studies the animals that live in gopher tortoise burrows. In case you didn’t know, gopher tortoise burrows are home to hundreds of other animals. Their status as endangered directly...
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This year, in honor of #WorldTurtleDay, we asked herpetologists, biologists, rescues, and rehabbers, to tell us what they wish more people knew about Turtles and Tortoises. Starting today we’ll be sharing a few responses a day! Let’s learn more about the animals we love from people who have devoted their lives to protecting them. Biologist...
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Pros and Cons of getting a Tortoise:

1. A legacy animal. It will live much longer than me if I care for it properly and it’s a pet my kids and grandkids can have in the family too.

2. Basically like a little dinosaur

Cons:

1. They’re cold blooded, not something that is cuddly.

2. Can they love back? A tortoise isn’t going to crawl up in my lap like a cat

Unsolicited 2 cents!

They may not crawl up in your lap like a cat but they’ll surely crawl all over you once they get to know you. They learn your scent, your voice, and depending on the breed can definitely climb all over everything and cause adorable trouble.

They aren’t going to crawl into bed and snuggle you when you’re sad cause well.. they can’t do that for all sorts of reasons. They’ll gladly go on walks, weed the yard, and crawl up and snuggle your neck when you’re chilling on the couch together (though its hard to not have a double chin when taking selfies of those moments.. )

They aren’t cats, or dogs, they’re tortoises! and they’re awesome. If you’re prepared to learn how to care for them properly I’d say they make pretty badass pets.

I’m a little biased tho..

(when Zoya is being bad I tell her she should be nice cause that double chin issue was almost a deal breaker.. lies but you gotta keep those teenage torties in line)